Car-loader.



No 843,151. PATENTED FEB. 5, 190'7. G. A. KENNBR & R. FOLKEL.

OAR LOADER. APPLICATION FILED APR-13,1906.

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GEORGE A. KENNER AND ROBERT FOLKEL, OF HEREIN, ILLINOIS CAR-LOADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed p i1 3. 06. Serial 311,512.

To ct/J/ whom/it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. KENNER and ROBERT FoLKEL, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Herrin, in the county of lVilliamson andState of Illinois, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Loaders, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in car-loaders, and moreparticularly to that type of loader designed to supply and distributegranular material to the interior of the car.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a simple form ofdistributer which will effectually distribute the material to all partsof the car.

A further object of the invention is the provision of improved means forconveying the material into position to be acted upon by thedistributer.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the detaildescription hereinafter, when read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals of referencerefer to similar parts in the several views and where in a preferableembodiment of my invention is shown. Y

In the drawings, Figure I is a side elevation of our improvedcar-loader. Fig. 2 .is a front elevation thereof, and Figs. 3 and 4 aredetail views of the dist-ributcr-whccl.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A designates a truck orcarriage, which is positioned for movementon the rails A, which arepositioned at one side of and extend parallel to the tracks, on whichare positioned cars to be loaded. Secured to the upper side of the truckA and extend ing transversely thereof are the tracks B, upon which issupported a truck or carriage C.

D designates a shaft extending longitrulinally of the truck or carriage(l and journaled in suitable bearings d, secured to the upper sidethereof. The rear end of the shaft D extends into a cab carried by thetruck C and is adapted to be driven by av motor therein of any suitableconstruction. This motor may also be utilized in any suitable manner formoving the truck (l backward and forward on the tracks B. Secured to theforward end of the truck C and extending transversely thereof is adished or concave apron E, the ends of which extend outwardly beyond thesides of said truck.

F designates an apron, similar in shape to the apron E, which issupported in an inverted position thereabove by standardsf, extendingupwardly from the sides of the truck C.

G designates a rotary distrilmter-head, which .is secured to the shaft Dand is positioned between the aprons E and F. The distrilmter-head Gcomprises the disks 9 and 9, between the outer portions of which aresecured a plurality of radially disposed blades g". The blades 1 arepreferably secured to the disks 9 and g by angle-irons 9 as this affordsa very rigid construction. Bolted to the rear side of the disk 9 is areinforcc-plate g, which has formed integral therewith a sleeve adaptedto receive the for ward end of the shaft D. The disk g is provided witha ccntrally-arranged opening 9 therein.

II desi nates a delivery-chute the lower end of which projects into theopening 9 formed in the disk 9 of the distributer G. The delivery-chuteis secured between brack ets f, extending inwardly from the standards f,which support the upper apron F and is preferably pivoted therebetwoen,so that when not in use it may be moved upwardly to lie alongside of thefront plate of the distributor-wheel.

Having described the construction of our improved car-loader, theoperation thereof is as follows: The truck or carriage A is first movedalongside of the car to be loaded, and the truck C is then movedlongitudinally to cause the forward end thereof to project into the carin the usual manner. l'Vith the truck C in this position thedelivery-chute II, which has previously been lowered, will projectoutwardly beyond the opposite side of the car, and when material is fedthereinto it will be conducted to the apron E, from whence itwill beswept into the interior of the car by the blades of the rotary distribufer-wheel, which extend into proximity thereto. The apron F, which ispositioned, above the distributer-whecl, serves to prevent any materialfrom being thrown up wardly against the roof of the car.

With our device it will be obvious that one end of the car will first beloaded and the retation of the distributer-wheel will be reversed toeffect the loading of the other end thereof.

We do not desire to limit ourselves to the precise form and constructionshown in the drawings, as it is obvious that many minor changes might bemade thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention.

hat we claim is- 1. In a car-loader, a concave apron, adistributer-wheel positioned thereabove comprising a pair of disks-andblades secured radially between the outer portion thereof, one of saiddisks being secured to a drive-shaft and the other of said disks beingprovided with centrally-disposed opening therein, and a relatively fixeddeliverychute, the lower end of which extends into the opening formed inone side of the distributer-wheel.

2 In a carloader, oppositely-curved separated plates, and adistributer-wheel positioned therebetween, said distributer-wheelcomprising separated disks, the peripheries of which extend intoproximity to said curved plates.

3. In a car-loader, oppositely-curved separated plates, a distributerwheel positioned therebetween, said distributer-wheel comprisingseparated disks, the peripheries of which extend into proximity tti' s''aid curved plates, and means for feeding material onto one of thecurved plates between the disks of the distributor-wheel.

4. In a car-loader, oppositely-curved separated plates, and adistributer-wheel positioned therebetween, said distributer-wheelcomprising separated disks, the peripheries of which extend into closeproximity to said curved plates to form a substantially close jointtherewith, and radial blades secured between said disks, one of saiddisks being formed with an opening centrally thereof to permit materialto be fed therethrough onto one of the curved plates between the disksof the distributer-wheel.

5. In a car-loader, oppositely-disposed curved separated plates, adistributer-wheel positioned therebetween comprising separated disks andconnecting radial blades, the peripheries of said disks extending intoproximity to said curved plates for a portion of the length thereof, andone of said disks being formed with an inlet-opening centrally thereof,and a relatively fixed delivery-chute,

the lower endol' which extends into the open-- ing formed in said disk.

6. I11 a car-loader, a relatively fixed frame, a concaved apron securedthereon, a distributer-wheel positioned above said apron comprisingseparated disks and connecting radial blades, one of said disks beingprovided with an inlet-opening centrally thereof, and a delivery-chutepivotally secured to said frame, the delivery end of said chute beingadapted to enter the inlet-opening in said disk when the same is movedto its lowered position.

7. In a car-loader, oppositely-curved separated plates, and adistributer-wheel positioned therebetween, said distributer-wheelcomprising separated disks, the peripheries of which extend intoproximity to said curved plates to form a substantially clos'ed jointtherewith, and radial blades secured between the outer portions of saiddisks, the outer ends of said blades being flush with the peripheries ofsaid disks, and one of said disks being formed with an opening centrallythereof to permit material to be fed therethrough onto one of the curvedblades between the disks of the distributer-wheel.

In testimonywhereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. KEVNER. ROBERT FOLKEL. itnesses:

P. H. CARROLL, H. P. LANCASTER.

